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Re: **BREAKING** U.S. Supreme Court Refuses to Rule on Gay Marriage

Originally Posted by jet57

So I heard Mark Levin yelling and screaming about that as if it was a bad thing: he of course did not explain, but I undersatand as well that conservatives are somehow upset with this. Does anyone know why?

Wow, that's funny. I heard the show too, and he explained things in great detail.

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Re: **BREAKING** U.S. Supreme Court Refuses to Rule on Gay Marriage

Originally Posted by roguenuke

The will of the people changes with time, and bureaucracy is slow at recognizing that change, which is reinforced by stupid laws that mandate such crap, such as having to wait certain amounts of time before something that was put into place can be removed from a state constitution.

One of the main points of our federal courts is to ensure that the rights guarantees of our Constitution, the US Constitution, are being upheld, even when it comes to the states.

Show me the right to marry for same sex couples, also show me the results of those elections where states voted to ban ssm and we will talk about 1 elected official subverting the will of the people

Re: **BREAKING** U.S. Supreme Court Refuses to Rule on Gay Marriage

Originally Posted by SENSIBLE PATRIO

If it is a state, by state issue as has been ruled, then how does 1 unelected judge overturn a ballot issue that has been decided.

Again, we still have protection of the minority from the tyranny of the majority. States do not have the right to have established bans that are unconstitutional. Just because a state makes a constitutional amendment to allow raping women, that doesn't make it consitutional or legal.

Re: **BREAKING** U.S. Supreme Court Refuses to Rule on Gay Marriage

See this is why I think you will see a trend toward succession, give us the northeast Michigan included, the southwest except California we ill take the southeast and you can have the middle of the country, aw screw it we will give you California and New Mexico that is it percentage wise it should work out.